In regards to paid retreats we also offer reductions in the off-season and for extended stays. Extended-stay discounts even apply to July and August when booked 6 months in advance. These are amazing rates for summer accommodations in the south of France.

The Muse

Eldest of the muses, Urania, as with all the other muses at La Muse is the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, her name coming from the Greek word for ‘heavenly’ or ‘of heaven.’

In Greek mythology she was the muse of astronomy and is usually shown with a globe in her hand, dressed in a cloak with stars, her eyes and attention focused on the Heavens. Indeed her name has been used to name countless astronomical observatories all around the world.

She is able to tell the future by how the stars are aligned and is often associated with the Holy Spirit, universal love, the heavens and philosophy.

There is a very interesting article here about a Urania Cottage for fallen women set up with the help of Charles Dickens. There’s also a book been written about it: Charles Dickens and the House of Fallen Women. Some of the inmates probably provided inspiration for some of the female characters in Dickens’ novels.

One of our residents, the writer and director Laurie Strickland, actually worked on a screenplay about this story in Urania.